The Ingredients Of JOJO RABBIT Stew: Richard Lester, Stanley Kubrick And RUGRATS
Writer-director Taika Waititi digs into the inspirations and influences behind his brilliant black comedy.
Todd Gilchrist
Join Date: Feb 24, 2012 • Last Entry Date: Jun 04, 2020 • Articles: 114
A film critic and entertainment journalist with more than ten years of experience working in Los Angeles, Todd Gilchrist is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. He has contributed to a wide variety of print and online outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog, Boxoffice Magazine, IFC, Movies.com, Variety, The Playlist, Cinematical, MTV Movies blog, and Celebuzz.com, where he served as Senior Film Editor. Todd currently lives in Los Angeles with his two cats Nemo and Otis.
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Ruben Fleischer Raises ZOMBIELAND From The Dead For DOUBLE TAP
The director talks about what has changed, and what hasn't, in the ten years since the original film's release.
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Fantastic Fest Review: MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN Is Worthy Of The Xenomorph
Alexandre O. Philippe follows up 78/52 with another deep dive into a genre classic.
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Fantastic Fest Review: IN THE TALL GRASS Gets Lost Along The Way
Vincenzo Natali's Stephen King/Joe Hill adaptation is gorgeous and intermitently compelling, but doesn't quite stick the landing.
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Fantastic Fest 2019 Review: DOLEMITE IS MY NAME Is An Absolute Knockout
Eddie Murphy reaches new highs in Craig Brewer's wildly entertaining crowdpleaser.
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Fantastic Fest Review: THE DEATH OF DICK LONG Mistakes Mockery For Empathy
Daniel Scheinerts fails to recapture the idiosyncratic energy of SWISS ARMY MAN with his solo follow-up.
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Fantastic Fest Review: FIRST LOVE Offers A Cause Worth Fighting For
Takashi Miike finds new ways to explore a genre he's already mastered.
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Fantastic Fest Review: JOJO RABBIT - Empire Of The Son
Both pointedly contemporaneous and fundamentally timeless.
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Los Angeles: Enter The Video Vortex
The Alamo Drafthouse just opened LA's first specialty video store in 15 years. Let's take a look inside.
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It’s Time To Meet The Los Angeles Alamo Drafthouse
Yes, it took a while...but it was clearly worth the wait.
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Walking THE GREEN MILE, Two Decades Later
Stephen King week continues.
